Honoré de Balzac Furniture

This is the third in a multi-volume collection providing a visual catalogue record of the decorative arts of the Paris Salons. Included in this volume are reproductions of the catalo...

This book is the third in the comprehensive multi-volume series on the decorative arts of the Paris Salons 1895-1914, it provides a virtually com...

Original Japanese film poster used in Japan when the film was first shown in 1967. This film was directed by Jean-Luc Godard and starred Anne Wiazemsky, Juliet Berto, Jean-Pierre Le...

Antique map titled 'Peninsula of Sinaï'. Lithographed map of the Sinai Peninsula, a peninsula in Egypt, and the only part of the country located in Asia. It is situated between the M...

Antique late-19th century Victorian solid silver & horn mounted table "gimble" cigar lighter. The large Blackbuck antelope horn is mounted with a silver orb-shaped burner on gimble w...

Model of the America's Cup yacht "Defender" winner of the 1895 race, defeating Valkyrie III. The New York Yacht Club yacht was built and designed by Herreshoff for railroad magnate a...

The first book to document Los Angeles's remarkable explosion onto the global fashion scene New York, London, Milan, Paris ... and now, Los Angeles. Thanks to its unique blend of c...

Unique sample in detail as a sketch of the masterful sculpture of the brothers Antonio and Jose Casasola. Work intended for an altarpiece in the Asunción convent in Malaga, Spain and...

Well-edited and lavishly illustrated survey of mid-century Italian ceramics, written by Hugo Blattler and published in Rome in 1958 by Aristide Palombi as part of the Arti Pratiche series, intended to contribute to an examination in depth of the material, as well as to the documentation and to the spreading of knowledge of each separate subject. Features vessels, lighting, fireplaces, and artworks by renowned artists such as Lucio Fontana, Salvatore Meli, Fauson Melotti, Gio Ponti, Antonia Campi, Marcello Fantoni, Franco Meneguzzo, Pietro Melandri, and Guido Gambone, along with a host of lesser-known figures. Stellar abstract designs throughout. Square 8vo (8.5” x 9”), 206 pages, hardcover, illustrated throughout in b/w. Slight lean to spine. Mild soiling to extremities, with chipping to corners. Professional repair to front hinge, as well as between pp. 194-5 and 204-5. Light chipping to first two leaves. The complete front cover remains of the dust jacket, which is still crisp and vibrant, with only minor chipping to top edge. Missing spine and back of dust jacket. A must-have for collectors and connoisseurs of Italian design and mid century ceramics.

Original German film poster for the Italian drama La Strada 1954. This film was directed by Federico Fellini and starred Giuletta Masina, Anthony Quinn and Richard Basehart. This pos...

Rattan Walking Stick Gold cap Monogrammed Christmas 1895, Bamboo Offered for sale is a late 19th century antique rattan/bamboo walking stick that has a gold beaded end cap on the ...

'Horses and Dogs' by O. Eerelman. With descriptive text, translated from the Dutch by Clara Bell. With 15 full page illustrations, frontispiece and numerous...